Effects of Blow Bottle Verses ACBTs Technique in Patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common disease worldwide. Pulmonary rehabilitation is an important part to decrease the complications of COPD. Blow bottle technique is an economical and subjective technique promote the lung expansion, as compare to ACBTs. It used to treat the different complications in COPD patients and also decrease the dependency of patient. To find the comparative effects of blow bottle and active cycle of breathing on sputum diary, oxygen saturation, pulmonary function and quality of life among the patients of chronic bronchitis. A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Gulab Devi hospital Lahore. Through convenient sampling technique on 56 patients, allocated through simple random sampling through computer generated technique into group A and Group B. Group A will be treated with blow bottle technique and group B will be treated by with ACBTs. Pretreatment values will be recorded for BCSS for sputum, pulse oximeter, pulmonary function test and st. George for quality of life will be assessed before and after 8 weeks of the treatment. Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be use within a group or between two groups.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Moderate COPD

• Hx of chronic sputum production

• Regular expectoration

• After 48 hours of admission in hospital

• Patient of 45 to 65 years

• Both genders (male and female)

Locations
Other Locations
Pakistan
Gulab Devi Hospital
RECRUITING
Lahore
Contact Information
Primary
Imran Amjad, phd
imran.amjab@riphah.edu.pk
03324390125
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-18
Estimated Completion Date: 2023-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 48
Treatments
Experimental: Group A
BLOW BOTTLE
Experimental: Group B
ACBT
Sponsors
Leads: Riphah International University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov